CVE-2016-6836 | BDVDB-2026-79566 Detail
Description#
The vmxnet3_complete_packet function in hw/net/vmxnet3.c in QEMU (aka Quick Emulator) allows local guest OS administrators to obtain sensitive host memory information by leveraging failure to initialize the txcq_descr object.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92444
- http://git.qemu.org/?p=qemu.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=fdda170e50b8af062cf5741e12c4fb5e57a2eacf
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/11/5
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/18/5
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201609-01
- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-08/msg02108.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/11/msg00038.html
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.